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6-61-510. Formation of district — Election — Petition.
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6-61-510. Formation of district — Election — Petition.
(a) Upon certification of the State Community College Board that the formation of the proposed district is feasible and would conform to the requirements of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed], qualified electors of the proposed district may, by petition, have an election called to determine whether the district shall be formed.
(b)(1) The petition calling for such an election shall be signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the district, based upon the total number of votes cast therein for all candidates for the office of Governor in the last general election.
(2) Where there is more than one (1) county or city in a proposed district, the petitions shall include signatures of not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of each county or city, and the aggregate of the signatures shall represent not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the entire proposed district as determined by the total votes cast for all candidates for the office of Governor at the last general election in each such county or city.
(3) Signatures shall be separately required from a particular city only if the boundaries of the city are used to describe the district separate from the boundaries of the county in which the city is located.
(c) The petitions calling for the special election shall describe the area of the proposed district, the proposed maximum rate of millage to be levied for the support of the district, if any, and the millage that may be pledged for bonded indebtedness
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-510
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6-61-510. Formation of district — Election — Petition.
(a) Upon certification of the State Community College Board that the formation of the proposed district is feasible and would conform to the requirements of §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-212 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed], qualified electors of the proposed district may, by petition, have an election called to determine whether the district shall be formed.
(b)(1) The petition calling for such an election shall be signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the district, based upon the total number of votes cast therein for all candidates for the office of Governor in the last general election.
(2) Where there is more than one (1) county or city in a proposed district, the petitions shall include signatures of not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of each county or city, and the aggregate of the signatures shall represent not less than ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the entire proposed district as determined by the total votes cast for all candidates for the office of Governor at the last general election in each such county or city.
(3) Signatures shall be separately required from a particular city only if the boundaries of the city are used to describe the district separate from the boundaries of the county in which the city is located.
(c) The petitions calling for the special election shall describe the area of the proposed district, the proposed maximum rate of millage to be levied for the support of the district, if any, and the millage that may be pledged for bonded indebtedness purposes of the district.
(d) The petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
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6-61-101. Definition.
As used in §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed], unless the context otherwise requires, “data processing” shall mean an automated process for data collection and the conversion of data into usable form or storage, including the planning, development, and implementation thereof, through the use of electronic or analogue data processing equipment, including computer systems, components of computer systems, and other necessary support equipment used in the automated process. This definition may be altered to include or exclude equipment or services in response to changes in data processing technology with the approval of the Arkansas Communications Study Committee as established by § 10-3-1201 et seq. [repealed].
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-101
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6-61-103. Powers and duties of existing governing boards unaffected by §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed].
Nothing in §§ 6-61-101 — 6-61-103, 6-61-201 — 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 — 6-61-216, 6-61-301 — 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 — 6-61-524, 6-61-601 — 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 — 6-61-612 [repealed] shall in any way affect the terms of office or tenure of the governing boards or any of the powers and duties vested in the boards in the internal management of the affairs of their respective institutions.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-103
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: repealed. The source passage cites 6-61-103. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-61-201. Members — Meetings.
(a)(1) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall consist of twelve (12) members appointed by the Governor as follows:
(A)(i) Six (6) members who shall be:
(a) Qualified electors of the State of Arkansas; and
(b) Graduates of public two-year or four-year institutions of higher education within the state.
(ii) If an appointee under this subdivision (a)(1)(A) is serving as a member of a board of a two-year or four-year institution of higher education at the time of appointment to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the appointee shall relinquish his or her membership on the board of the two-year or four-year institution of higher education; and
(B)(i) Six (6) members shall be selected from business, industry, education, agriculturally related industry, and medical services and shall not be current members of a board of a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education.
(ii) At least one (1) of the appointees shall have a strong interest in and commitment to economic and workforce development.
(iii) At least one (1) of the appointees shall have experience in the knowledge-based technology field.
(2) No more than four (4) members of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall be appointed from any one (1) congressional district as the districts exist at the time of the appointment.
(b) Vacancies on the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall be filled for the unexpired terms, and the appointments shall be made in the same manner as the positions vacated.
(c)(1) The members of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall serve staggered terms of six (6) years.
(2) The terms of two (2) members shall expire each year.
(d) An intensive orientation progr
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-201
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-61-201. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-61-209. Budgets.
In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)(A) To review, evaluate, and coordinate budget requests for the state-supported universities and colleges and present to the General Assembly and to the Governor prior to each regular session of the General Assembly a single budget report containing the recommendations for separate appropriations to each of the respective institutions.
(B) The recommendations will be consistent with a comprehensive master plan of postsecondary education in Arkansas as developed by the board.
(C) The recommendations, insofar as possible, will be based upon standard techniques of objective measurement of need and unit cost figures arrived at through comparative data secured from the several institutions.
(D) Specific needs of institutions based upon existing programs and deficiencies will be given consideration; and
(2)(A) To develop, in conjunction with the institutions of higher learning, the Governor, and the Legislative Council, a single set of budget forms which will be utilized by all parties in making requests and recommendations for the funding of state-supported colleges and universities.
(B) The forms and process will require that the total income and expenditures of each institution must be considered in the request process.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-209
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-61-209. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.